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Ft. Meade BRAC

More BRAC coming to Ft. Meade

by Andre on May 7, 2012

The dust has hardly settled on a Pentagon base realignment and closure initiative that bulked up local bases Fort Meade and Fort Belvoir, and already the Defense Department is gearing up for consolidation once again, putting local companies and lobbying firms on alert. Earlier this year, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta proposed new rounds of [...]

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Can someone use their VA eligibility to buy a home in another country

by Andre on March 8, 2012

There are many scenarios potential VA borrowers bring with them to the bargaining table. Some VA borrowers are looking for typical suburban homes, others are looking for VA condo loans, and still others aren’t as choosy about the type of property they want to buy as they are about the type of loan. Some VA [...]

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Why retire from the military with Ft. Meade as your last duty station.

by Andre on January 24, 2012

The past 10 years of war assured many Soldiers an assignment or promotion with a high degree of certainty, said an official with the Promotions branch. That’s no longer necessarily the case. “It has always been in the Soldier’s best interest to ensure his or her personnel file is up to date. But as history [...]

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Just answer my questions or I’ll use someone else.

September 28, 2011 Existing Homebuyer

Yesterday I got a call from a potential customer. It went like any other first time call. Then the customer asked me a series of question. What are the schools like in Crofton compared to Davidsonville? Which has less crime Crofton or Davidsonville? Do I live in Crofton or Davidsonville? This was the first time [...]

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The effects of BRAC will ripple for years

September 19, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

Early on, the military was concerned that most of its civilian employees would quit or retire rather than move with their jobs to Maryland. Then the Great Recession hit. Workers re-evaluated their plans. About 70 percent of the Fort Monmouth employees ended up accepting the transfer, and the Defense Information Systems Agency says a similar [...]

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Where are the people? That was supposed to come here for Ft. Meade BRAC

August 15, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

Here is what everybody was told There will be buyers lined up to buy your house like the good old days of 2002-2006. Here is the reality of things Tweet This Post

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5,800 DoD Employees get ready for a long commute

July 27, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

The Department of Defense is now promoting alternatives to to the more than 5,800 employees relocating to Fort Meade in August due to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) changes. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) headquarters is moving from the Pentagon in Virginia to Fort Meade in Maryland, and represents a substantial number of [...]

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2011 home staging tips to get you home sold

June 30, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

Here are some homes staging tips. It would be best to talk to your realtor about this and get their opinion. The customers that don’t listen to their realtor have their home on the market a lot longer and wonder why it doesn’t get sold. Declutter. Clutter can be one of the most distracting aspects [...]

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Realtors go where the customers are BRAC

May 19, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

With thousands of jobs heading to Fort Meade over the next five years, real estate companies are taking notice. Most recently, Yerman Witman Gaines and Conklin Realty, a real estate brokerage of the Strata Group, announced its emergence in the Anne Arundel County marketplace, opening a location in the Severn Square Shopping Center. According to [...]

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Why the people in the military are renting instead of buying

March 16, 2011 Ft. Meade BRAC

Here are the reasons why the military are renting instead of buying. 1.      Military households tend to move every two to four years, often with little notice, and usually arrive in the D.C. area with sticker shock, despite access to a tax-free housing allowance and special government-guaranteed mortgages with little or no down payment required. [...]

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